The average person knows literally nothing about semiconductors. I would say it’s not very intuitive how diodes work, unless you’re an electrical engineer.
Having taken a course in the quantum mechanics of semiconductors, I can vouch for anything involving QM is not intuitive at all.
"I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics" -- Richard Feynman
Having taken a course in the quantum mechanics of semiconductors, I can vouch for anything involving QM is not intuitive at all.
"I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics" -- Richard Feynman